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Originally Posted by codynw
It’s easy for him to say that now, but what would Tortorella have actually done in that situation? Especially 11 years ago? Not so sure it would’ve played out any differently. Tortorella isn’t exactly known for being a players coach. But who knows, maybe he’s being genuine and wouldn’t actually have let that happen. Impossible to say for sure.
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I was going to post the same thing. Not just Torts though, it is way too easy to be saying the right thing now. Players, coaches and management telling everyone what should've been done and how they would've handled this situation. The truth of the matter is many of them have been involved in some sort of cover up along their way to the NHL. Be it assualts, violence, misdemeanors, theft, drugs/ alcohol, bullying, impregnating multiple womne at multiple times, hazing, or sexual assaults. There has been cover ups and blind eyes happening in hockey forever.
Junior hockey, back in the 90's through the 2000's was a total gong show for off ice incidents, mostly it resulted in players being traded, players quitting and going home/ being released or shamed into silence. Anyone with any sort of involvement in the game, during this era can verify this, This is IMO why the players on the 2010 Blackhawks did nothing, incidents had always been handled in house and the house would handle this. By the time a coach reaches the NHL they've become masters at covering up incidents.